The 2 Johnnies – what you get if you feed Ant and Dec a Tayto sandwich after midnight – are taunting us now
As I get sucked into this regional boosterism, I feel something change in me. Do I ... actually like it?
Johnny O’Brien
The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In review: It’s harmless fun but before long you just want it to end
Television: The Tipperary duo return to RTÉ for a second season of the TV show after their exit from 2fm a few months ago
A large swathe of the country looks at the 2 Johnnies and sees themselves
On their last 2FM show, a notable theme emerged from listeners' voice notes: it was great to hear culchies on the radio
Jennifer Zamparelli would have been worth fighting for. But if The 2 Johnnies ‘were never ours’, why hire them?
The station needs to stop trying to import the latest quick-fix from a podcast or Instagram or TikTok
First Doireann Garrihy, now the 2 Johnnies and Jennifer Zamparelli: why are so many stars leaving 2FM?
Radio: If losing one big-name broadcaster from RTÉ’s second station can be regarded as misfortune and two as carelessness, what does four count as?
Radio: The 2 Johnnies set to leave 2FM next week, RTÉ confirms
Co Tipperary duo, who have hosted drivetime programme since 2022, had audience of 151,000 in latest JNLR figures
The 2 Johnnies might act like jokers, but they’re laughing all the way to the bank
Radio: 2FM’s drivetime duo, who turn raucous rural references into ratings, know their listeners – and the value of their brand
The 2 Johnnies take their mix of hyper-patriotism and banger songs to the big stage
Podcasting pair’s 3Arena show is not everyone’s idea of a cultural night out, but the audience leaves with smiles and sore feet
The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In: Laddism is especially jolting in this attempt to bring 1990s British TV back
Television: Guests lined up for the first episode remind us that this is, in fact, still RTÉ
Big personalities, small talk: 2FM parties on as RTÉ sinks
Radio: The music station is as loud and buzzy as ever, despite questions about its future
The 2 Johnnies: the blokey swagger is wearing very thin
Radio: Podcasting duo’s irreverent style flounders on 2FM, while Dermot and Dave’s double act becomes a one-man show
The Two Johnnies could be part of Irish life for the foreseeable future
TV review: In The Two Johnnies Do America their persona is that of minor hurlers who’ve got lost on their J1 holiday
The 2 Johnnies: Tipperary double act who stormed Ireland without ever leaving Cahir
O’Brien and McMahon, in between the gags, are prizing open conversations among a generation of young people, to whom that skill does not always come easily
GAA Catfish: The 2 Johnnies and the fake identity case they’re cracking
Comic duo say they will never reveal the identity of anyone connected to the story
The 2 Johnnies resume business as if nothing ever happened
Radio review: Back on 2FM after a short ban, the pair seem unchanged by the recent controversy
The 2 Johnnies lived up to their ‘cocky boyo’ image, but failed the ‘copped-on sound lads’ test
Radio comment: RTÉ took the Tipperary duo off air after an outcry over a social media video
Comedy duo the 2 Johnnies apologise for ‘offensive’ social media post
Pair’s new radio show on 2FM did not air on Thursday as RTÉ reviews matter
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